Preparing us for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Tim O’Malley writes about Jesus teaching and feeding the multitude. It is the mercy of the heart, the kindness of God reaching out to the gathered crowds. He sees their suffering, and he
Jesus sends the Twelve out in groups of two. Their supplies are basic. No food. No money. Not even a change of clothes.
Their task. Simple. Go from town to town preaching the Good News of repentance. Cure the sick and drive out
Tim O’Malley, preparing us for the Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, writes about strength in our weaknesses. Paul begged Our Lord three times to take a thorn away. God responded, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in
For the Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, writer Timothy OM’alley reminds us that God did not make death. Jesus came to heal the world of the evils of death, of darkness, of the loss of communion. O’Malley writes: “As the Church, dear
Timothy O’Malley prepares us for the Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time by reminding us that amid the chaos, to find our way to a safe harbor, we must cry out to the Lord. He writes: “Traditionally, the Church has often been described
For the Eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time, in Opening the Word Timothy O’Malley reminds us of the supreme generosity of God. It is this generosity that restores the kingdom of Israel. Referring to the mustard seed, it is the wondrous design of
Preparing us for the solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Timothy O’Malley asks what the faithful will find when they return to the post-COVID tide Church. On this feast of Corpus Christi, the Church provides an answer to
Preparing us for the solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, Tim O’Malley writes: “Trinity Sunday has become abstract.” He writes, “Trinity Sunday is a feast of the Church not because it is an occasion to study a doctrine, employing the proper intellectual
On the Feast of Pentecost, Timothy O’Malley reminds us that the feast is the birthday of the Church. He writes: “The Church is not a collection of individuals, who just happen to believe in God in the same place. The Church is
Preparing us for the solemnity of the Ascension, Timothy O’Malley writes that Jesus ascended to heaven after pressing the nascent Church to become witnesses. O’Malley reminds us that “Christ is known to the world through our flesh and blood, through our voice